Shiny Two

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Shiny Two is the well-known nickname of No. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, one of the service’s oldest and most distinguished flying units.

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Shiny Two canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron
flying squadron
military unit nickname
allegiance Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III
appliesTo No. 2 Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force
basedAt RAF Lossiemouth
branch Royal Air Force
conflict Cold War
World War I
surface form: First World War

Gulf War
Iraq War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
country United Kingdom
garrison RAF Lossiemouth
hasAlternativeName No. 2 Squadron RAF
hasCallsign Shiny Two self-linksurface differs
hasNickname No. II (AC) Squadron
Shiny Two
language English
motto Hereward
notableFor association with distinguished operational history of No. 2 Squadron RAF
being nickname of one of the RAF’s oldest flying squadrons
being one of the oldest fixed-wing flying squadrons in the RAF
operatedAircraft English Electric Canberra
Gloster Meteor
Hawker Hurricane
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2
Panavia Tornado
surface form: Panavia Tornado GR1

Panavia Tornado GR4
SEPECAT Jaguar
Supermarine Spitfire
de Havilland Mosquito
operatesAircraft Eurofighter Typhoon
partOf Royal Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force
surface form: Royal Air Force ISTAR Force
refersTo No. 2 Squadron RAF
role airborne reconnaissance
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
specialization tactical reconnaissance
target acquisition
usedBy personnel of No. 2 Squadron RAF
usedIn Royal Air Force culture

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No. 2 Squadron RAF nickname Shiny Two
Shiny Two hasNickname Shiny Two
subject surface form: No. 2 Squadron RAF
Shiny Two hasCallsign Shiny Two self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: No. 2 Squadron RAF